This workout is a modified version of this workout by Kiefer ("The First Name in U.S. Swimming since 1947")

I am so excited that I felt the need to get in the pool this evening! I started swimming when I was 8 years old and never took more than two months off until the end of my senior year of college.

Best friend from high school (right) and Me (left) at a college swim meet.
We swam together, on the same team, through high school and then swam on different teams in the same conference through college.

Wowie!! I am so slow now. It took me almost 45 minutes to swim a 1200 yard set! And I feel like my body is a little bit falling apart. Swimming is such a great workout and it is a fantastic way to get your heart rate up when your legs need a break. I highly recommend it!

....and, finally, my "something new & exciting"...

I'm so excited to be signed up for my first Ragnar. I'm officially a member of a 12-person team for the Ragnar Wasatch Back!

I've never done anything like this, but I'm *very* excited for the challenge. Unless my team comes up with a different plan, I'm going to wear lots of neon and will probably be totally dependent on my compression socks (they were one of the only reasons I didn't die during the Goofy Challenge).

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Do you ever work in any swimming or water running into your routine to give your legs a break?

It is kind of strange that I'm starting to see myself as a runner first and a swimmer second. I started distance running in high school as cross training for swimming. Swimming was my priority, but I needed a way to get my heart rate up while taking some pressure off my shoulders. Now, I swim as cross training for my running to take some pressure off my legs.

Actually, even though I hadn't been in the water for ~15 months before last night, my 16 years of competitive swimming is so engrained in me that I still think of myself as a swimmer first.